The Bone Wellness Centre has the state of the art facility to perform clinical trials with the latest GE Lunar Prodigy Advance Machine capable of doing spine, femur, dual femur, forearm and total body composition studies.
Our facility thrives on quality patient care and satisfaction with a spa like setting to make everyone feel at home. We can schedule patients within 24 hours! No more than two technologists will work on the research study which will enhance both the accuracy and precision of your data. Total Body Composition provides a comprehensive assessment of both your bone density and body composition.
This gold standard technology for body composition examines the proportion of lean body mass in comparison to total body fat and is both highly accurate and precise. The procedure consists of the patient lying down on the machine for about 7 minutes with a low dose x-ray and its totally painless. It is a valuable research tool for assessing metabolic disorders and other conditions for the effect on bone and body composition
With Total Body DEXA Composition Studies, one can analyze the BMD and the composition of your whole body, or of a specific region e.g. torso, arms, legs etc. It also gives a precise measurement of fat to lean tissue especially for athletes or patients trying to lose weight
It is a highly beneficial tool in the following research trials:
Aging
Diabetes
Cardiovascular
Secondary osteoporosis
Nutrition
Metabolic studies
Weight loss trials
AIDS studies
Cancer studies
Growth hormone treatment
Hyperparathyroidism
Anabolic steroids therapy
Anorexia nervosa
Cushing's syndrome
Muscular dystrophy
Cachexic disorders (AIDS, cancer)
Malabsorptive syndromes
SAMPLES OF BMD STUDIES AT THE BONE WELLNESS CENTRE
EXAMPLE OF SPINE & FEMUR BONE DENSITY
EXAMPLE OF TOTAL BODY BONE DENSITY & COMPOSITION STUDY
